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In picturesThe Hôtel du déjeuner de Napoléon Ier at Bourg-Saint-PierreThe hotel table and chair used by Bonaparte for his ‘lunch’, 20 May 1800, on his journey over the Great Saint Bernard Pass. The portraits are those of the owners of the hotel at the time, A.N. Moret and his wife. Next image
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In picturesThe Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard and the Pain de sucreIt was by the Great Saint Bernard Pass and the Simplon Pass that the centre of Bonaparte's armée de Réserve reached Italy. Moncey was to go via the Saint Gotthard, Chabran via the Little Saint Bernard and Turreau was to take the Mont Cenis Pass. Next imagePrevious image
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In picturesActions glorieuses et faits d’armes d’Eugène Beauharnais. Bataille de Raab. Retraite de Russie. Bataille de Lutzen. Trait d’humanité.'The glorious deeds and military exploits of Eugène Beauharnais. The Battle of Raab. The Retreat from Russia. The Battle of Lutzen. His humanity.'Rediscover this work in the exhibition Eugène de Beauharnais.
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In picturesThe Hospice du Grand-Saint-BernardBonaparte stopped for a few hours at the hospice on 20 May 1800. He met the prior of the monastery of Mont Saint-Bernard, father Berenfaller, who offered him a meal in the great reception hall. The monks distributed food to the French troops. Image suivanteImage précédente
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In picturesThe crossing of the Great Saint Bernard PassProduced from a picture by Charles Thévenin (1764-1838), The preparations for the crossing of the Alps, held in Versailles, this engraving shows the soldiers of the sapper regiments hard at work: hollowing out tree trunks, putting cannon barrels in them, using campaign forges. Conditions were so difficult that more than 1500 men from the local […]
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In picturesSled/trolley used by the artillery during the crossing of the Great St Bernard PassDuring the Marquis de Gribeauval's refounding of the artillery, no plan was thought up for a method to use when hauling the guns up mountains. General Marescot had engineers hollow out tree trunks so as to make sleds or trolleys with full wheels in which to transport the cannon. Following imagePrevious image
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In picturesInterior of the chapel of the Hospice du Grand-Saint-BernardIt was in this chapel that the body of General Desaix was laid. The commemorative monument by Moitte, mounted here on a wall in 1806, was moved in 1829. Image suivante Image précédente
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In picturesLa Liberté de l’Italie dédiée aux hommes libres'The Freedom of Italy dedicated to Free Men'Bonaparte is here represented as the saviour of the republic. He embraces the allegories of the People (Hercules) and Wisdom (Minerva) who trample underfoot the imperial eagle of Austria.This engraving (after a drawing by Philippe-Auguste Hennequin (1762-1833) now in the Paris Bibliothèque Nationale) was made after the signing […]
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In picturesThe Marengo Commemorative ColumnThis commemorative column with eagle on top was erected in 1801 on the site of the Battle of Marengo near to Alessandria. By imperial decree of 5 May 1805, a decision was made to erect a more impressive monument, namely pyramid. On the same day, a ceremony took place on the plain of Marengo in […]
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In picturesThe museum and model of the Battle of Marengo in AlessandriaVarious lights indicate the different stages of the battle. Following image Previous image